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Twickenham 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

Published
1904
Pages
25
Tables
12

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    The following table summarises the mortality from the principal Zyomtic diseases occurring during the last 10 years.
    1894189518901897189818991900190119021903
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    Subjoined is a table of the scheduled notifiable diseases, with the number of cases occurring in each year for the past 10 years.
    1894189518961897189818991900190119021903
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    Baths and Washhouses Act. Mereway Bathing Place. The Bathing Place was closed for the season on September 30th. The number of bathers attending the Bathing Place during the season is as follows: —
    1903.1902.
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    In addition to the foregoing, repeated inspections were made and work of whitewashing and cleansing executed in the following buildings:—
    Contraventions.
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    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of whole District during 1903 and previous years.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Nonresidents in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
    Number.Rate.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate per 1000 Births registeredNumber.Rate.Number.Rate.
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    TABLE II. Vital Statistics of separate Localities in year 1903 and previous years.
    Names of Localities.Whole District.South Ward.East Ward.West Ward.Central Ward.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.
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    Table III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1903.
    Notifiable Diseases.Cases Notified in Whole District.Total Cases Notified in each Locality.No. of cases removed to Hospital from each Locality.
    H(S.F.) SOUTH WARD.EAST WARD.H (S.F.) WEST WARD,CENTRAL WARD.H (S.F.) SOUTH WARD.EAST WARD.H (S.F.) WEST WARD.CENTRAL WARD.
    At all Ages.
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    TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year, 1903.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Deaths in or belonging to whole District at Subjoined Ages.Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages).Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 1515 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.South Ward.East Ward.West Ward.Central Ward.
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    C(1). COUNTY OP MIDDLESEX.—SANITARY WORK, 1903.
    Name of Sanitary District : TWICKENHAM.Inspections.Notices.Dwelling Houses.Houses let in separate Dwellings or Lodgings.Common Lodging Houses.Canal Boats used as Dwellings.Movable Dwellings Caravans, Tents, &c.
    Complaints Received.Cases of Infectious Disease Notified.Number of Premises periodically Inspected.Houses Inspected from House-to-House.Total Number of Houses, Premises, &c., Inspected.Total Number of He-inspections after Order or Notice.Total Number of Inspections and Re-inspections.Letters Written.Cautionary Notices Given.Statutory Orders Issued.Summonses Served.Convictions Obtained.Houses, Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, &c.Closed as unfit for Habitation.Re-opened after Repairs, Alterations, &c.Demolished.Illegal Underground Dwellings Vacated.Number Registered under Bye-laws.Periodical Frequency or Number of Inspections.j Number of Contraventions.Number Registered under Bye-laws.Periodical Frequency or Number of Inspections.Number of Contraventions.Number Registered under the Acts.Periodical Frequency or Number of Inspections.Number of Contraventions of Regulations.Number Observed during the Year.Number of Nuisances therefrom Abated.Number Removed from District.
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    C(II). county of M iddlesex.—sanitary work, 1903.
    Name of Sanitary District : TWICKENHAM.Schools.Workshops and Work-places.Laundries.Bakehouses.Slaughter-houses.Cow-sheds.Dairies and Milk-shops.Unsound Food.Adulterated Food.Offensive trades.Mortuaries.
    Number in District.Periodical Frequency or Number of Inspections.Number found defective.Number in District.Periodical Frequency or Number of Inspections.Contraventions of Factory Acts.Number in District.... Periodical Frequency or Number of Inspections.Contraventions of Factory Acts.Number in District.Periodical Frequency or Number of Inspections.Contraventions of Factory ActsNumber on Register.Periodical Frequency or Number of Inspections.Contraventions of Bye-laws.Number on Register.Periodical Frequency or Number of Inspections.Contraventions of Bye-laws.Number on Register.Periodical Frequency or Number of Inspections.Contraventions of Bye-laws.Animals seized.Articles or parcels seized.Samples taken.Found adulterated.Number of premises in District.Periodical Frequency or Number of Inspections.Contraventions of Bye-laws.Accommodation.Number of bodies received.
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    C (III) COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.—SANITARY WORK, 1903.
    Name of Sanitary District : TWICKENHAM.Water Supply and Water Service.Privy and Ash Pits, Ash and Earth Closets.Drainage and Sewerage.
    Wells.Houses, Water Laid on to.Percentage of Houses supplied from Mains.Cisterns.Flush Cisterns Provided to W.C's.Draw taps removed from Cisterns to Mains.Percentage of Houses supplied on Constant System.Water Closets.Percentage of Houses provided with Water Closets.Drains.Cesspools.Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers.Sewers.
    New Sunk.Cleansed, Repaired, etc.Closed as Polluted.New, provided.Cleansed,Repaired,Covered, etc.Overflow Pipes disconnected from Drains.Above Ground Receptacles Substituted for Pits.Moveable Receptacles Substituted for fixed.Water Closets substituted for Dry Receptacles.New Constructed.New Apparatus Provided.Repaired, Cleansed, Etc.Supplied with Water or Supply rendered EfficientVentilated.Examined, Tested, Exposed Etc.Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, Etc.Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes, Etc., Disconnected.Soil Pipes and Drains Ventilated.Disconnecting Traps or Chambers inserted.Reconstructed.New, Laid.Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleaned, Etc.Abolished, and Drain connected to Sewer.Yards of New Sewers Laid.Yards of Sewer reconstructed.
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    C(iv). COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX. —SANITARY WORK, 1903.
    Name op Sanitary District : TWICKENHAM.Disinfection.Dust.Dampness.Sundry Nuisances Abated.Contagious Diseases of AnimalsInfant Life. Protection Act.
    Rooms fumigated.Rooms stripped and cleansed.Artioles disinfeoted or destroyed.Dust-bins repaired.New bins provided.Moveable receptacles substituted for mixed.Periodical frequency of dust removal.Number of complaints of non-removal received.Roofs repaired, &c.Guttering & rain-pipes repaired, &c.Gardens, Areas, &c., levelled and drained.Yards paved and drained.Surface adjoining houses paved.Dry areas provided.Ventilation below floor provided.Basements rendered impervious.Overcrowding.Smoke.Accumulations of refuse.Foul ditches, ponds, &c., and stagnant water.Foul pigs and other animals.Other nuisances.Outbreaks.Animals infected.Animals destroyed.Number of licensed premises.Number of children.Number of deaths.